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The intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) reduced REM-AHI and NREM-AHI during the 4-year follow-up compared to the diabetes support and education (DSE) control group.
Implementing an intensive lifestyle intervention can significantly improve sleep apnea severity in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes.
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Compared to control, the ILI reduced REM-AHI and NREM-AHI during the 4-year follow-up.
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Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
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Effects of a lifestyle intervention on <scp>REM</scp> sleep‐related <scp>OSA</scp> severity in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes
Ari Shechter et al. · Journal of Sleep Research · 2017
DOI 10.1111/jsr.12559
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